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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Hugh Low & Cockman In Ipoh

I cannot keep my hands idling... I must be doing something... holding on to something... typing, clicking, whatever as long as something occupying my hands.. sounds like an octopus, right? hahahaa...

Okay, let me ask.... what is the first thing you all do while waiting for someone to get into your car? For instance, your friend gets down from the car to pay bill, leaving you with the engine on, what do you do? How do you pass time while waiting for your friend?

As for me, the first thing I do is to "play" with my handphone, either call, sms, delete sms-es and lately, I started to take pictures wherever I am... even when waiting for the traffic light to turn green. Am I crazy? Police will summon me or not if he sees me holding handphone taking pictures at the traffic light? Well, whatever, don't do what I did ...

while waiting for son to buy something,I took these pictures...

Ipoh new town formerly known as Hugh Low Streetnow changed to Sultan Iskandar Shah or something..

the road leading to old town...now the new town shops also look run down already..those days considered very prestigious...This road is Dato Onn Jaafarformerly known as COCKMAN Streetin cantonese, it is called Kai Koong Kai...While waiting for the traffic light to turn green,I managed to snap this "memorable" shop here below..

see this shop...the day I was born till I turned 18, I stayed here..THIS WAS MY HOUSE...gosh... brings back old memories!

My parents just simply can't get used to the new names. Till now, we still stick to the original names: Brewster Road, Clare Street, Speedy Road, etc.Why must Ipoh government rename their streets? Look at Penang, not any single streets or lanes being renamed. Just don't see the necessity of doing that.

Ah...nice! I hope they will preserve all these old buildings. We have some here...but a lot have given way to new development. At least, the shops in Ipoh are so nicely painted - most of those in Penang, the last time I was there, badly need a new coat of paint... Not nice.

awww.... how i wish u can go in and take the pics of my 'first' home! it's so run down now...the paint still the same. Tell u what, sometimes I dreamt of that house, very nostalgic indeed! Thanks Auntie Claire.

you know Claire? I can never remember those new road names because I grew up knowing about Hugh Low Street, Osborne Street, etc. Why on earth do they have to change it? I really hope the Ipoh council or whatever authorities would do something to preserve the old buildings and not let them rot :(